This weekend, Plan 9 Music marks 45 years in Richmond with a party at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. Over the past four and a half decades, the Richmond institution weathered some of the most turbulent periods in music history. It closed stores, sold its warehouse and...
Record Store Day has a short but storied history. Record Store Day has a short but storied history. When the event was created in 2007 there were far fewer shops selling vinyl records- and even less interest. But when the day was created, offering limited or exclusive...
Record Store Day is the annual April event in which record shops receive special releases with the intention of reaching new audiences. Record Store Day is the annual April event in which record shops receive special releases with the intention of reaching new...
With the mayhem known as Black Friday upon us this week, the deals are here and the sales are endless. But after the fanfare is over, it can be hard to determine whether the purchases made will last and be cherished in the coming years. With the mayhem known as Black...
Diehard fans of RVA blackened thrash/crust-metal powerhouse Occultist saw this coming; the band has been spicing up recent live performances with their cover of "The Damned" by The Plasmatics, and live versions were enough to make clear that it was a serious ripper....